Bulgaria vs United Kingdom: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary

Bulgaria

15.21

in 2017

United Kingdom

15.13

in 2017

Bulgaria rank

133rd

United Kingdom rank

134th

Pupil-teacher ratio, primary over time

Bulgaria currently reports 15.21 against 15.13 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0747.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 133rd and United Kingdom ranks 134th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 242 places, 8,053 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.